People tend to confuse ZK-KYC and Humanode’s tech - cryptobiometrics. If you want to understand it on a technical level, read the article on our blog here.

TL;DR
KYC = Know Your Customer. Even in ZK-KYC, to get an encrypted credential, you have to give out data in plaintext to verify your legal identity.

Cryptobiometrics only prove you’re a unique and real human without knowing who you are with zero data shared in plaintext from your device - it’s always encrypted.